Elizabeth Beemer James

1423 Country Knoll Place

St. Joseph, MI. 49085
269.930.2559
elizabeth.james@bethelcollege.edu

EDUCATION
Bethel College, Mishawaka, IN
MSN Candidate, Jun 2016
Currently enrolled in Masters in Nursing Education Program
Nazareth College, Nazareth, MI
BSN, May 1982
Graduated on Deans List
Presented at Aiming for Nursing Excellence Conference

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
LAKELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, St Joseph, MI
Home Care RN Start of Care Nurse, Jun 2012 present
Admit new patients to Lakeland Home Care
Design schedule and teaching plan for field clinicians
Generate certifications for payment
Proficient in Medicare guidelines
Attended conference for accuracy in Medicare certification
Oriented new staff to home care
Attended pediatric conference on The Sick Child at University of Michigan
Initiated and coordinated EPIC pediatric software for the home care client
LAKELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, ST. Joseph, MI
Home care RN Field Clinician, May 2005 Jun 2012
Patient care and teaching
Member of committee for developing clinical guidelines
Member of committee for overhead reduction
Initiated and coordinated pediatric net conference
Conceived and implemented meet and greet with Spectrum Health Care Physicians
Developed and piloted change in weekend call system

 Launched and taught pediatric clinical guidelines

Oriented and managed field clinicians with pediatric clients
DESERT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, Palm Springs, CA
Nurse Clinician at Comprehensive Breast and Cancer Center, May 1994 Aug 1996
Clinician for surgical oncologist
Assisted surgeon in minor surgeries
Managed schedule, staff, and budget for regional breast and cancer center
DESERT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, Palm Springs, CA
Staff RN in Operating Room, Nov 1993 May 1994
Staff nurse in adult operating room
Scrubbed and circulated primarily in urology and orthopedic suites
CHILDRENS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Chicago, IL
Team Leader in the Operating Room for the Plastic Surgery Department, May 1988 Oct 1993
Managed, staffed, and budgeted the plastic and reconstructive department in the OR
Scrubbed and circulated during extensive plastic and reconstructive cases
Mentor for new staff
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITAL, Ann Arbor, MI
Charge Nurse Mott Childrens Hospital, Jul 1982 Apr 1988
Charge nurse on pediatric school age floor
Expert in burn care and oncology patients
Mentor for new staff
BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL, Kalamazoo, MI
Student Nurse, Sep 1982 May 1982
Student Nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit
DETROIT CHILDRENS HOSPITAL, Detroit, MI
Student Nurse May 1981- Aug 1982
Student Nurse rotating between infectious disease and post op floor
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES
Lakeland Health Tent at Berrien County Youth Fair
Class room volunteer at Upton and Brown School, St Joseph, MI
Class room volunteer at Poinsettia Elementary School, Ventura, CA
Girl Scout Co Leader, Ventura, CA.
Class room volunteer at Community Presbyterian Preschool, Ventura, CA
Sunday School Teacher at Community Presbyterian Church, Ventura, CA

2009- 2010
2005 2010
2000 -2005
2002 -2005
1995 -2002
1999 -2001

CERTIFICITATES AND PRESENTATIONS

Advanced Cardiac Life Support - American Heart Association
Basic Cardiac Life Support American Heart Association
Chemo certified
Presented Nursing in Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery at annual nursing conference 1991
Presented Nursing of Kawasakis Disease at nursing conference - 1988
Member of the Harvard Nurses Health Study II since 1989
Thesis on Satisfaction and Retention of the Home Care Nurse
NURSING LICENSE
Michigan
Indiana